Shanghai study links land cover with relative summer surface heat
A four-summer Landsat study of Shanghai found that built-up land consistently occupied the warmest relative thermal positions, while NDBI made ...
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Satellite monitoring of population-weighted surface heat and blue-green resource mismatch across four Chinese cities
An abstract reports that 8.8%–14.1% of urban-core grids in four Chinese cities combined high surface heat with limited blue-green resources ...
AI Reads 11,000 Park Reviews to Reveal How City Wetlands Really Feel Cool
A Shenzhen study combining Landsat data with AI analysis of 11,109 online reviews reveals non-linear links between wetland park cooling ...
Where Floods, Landslides and Heat Collide: A GIS Roadmap for Greener Ethiopian Cities
A new GIS-based study maps where floods, landslides, and urban heat overlap in Dessie City, Ethiopia, and identifies the areas ...
Why Planting More Trees Is Not Enough: A New Framework Rethinks Urban Tree Selection
Researchers propose a performance- and risk-aware framework that shifts urban tree selection from canopy quantity targets to long-term forest performance, ...
How Urban Ornamental Plants Survive the Heat: The Molecular Secrets of Climate-Resilient City Greenery
A systematic review reveals the physiological, molecular, and epigenetic mechanisms that help urban ornamental plants tolerate rising temperatures, offering a ...
Santa Ana Windstorms That Fuel Deadly Fires and Chatbots That Misread Climate Lead AMS Research Roundup
New early-online studies from American Meteorological Society journals link a rare Santa Ana wind subtype to the January 2025 Eaton ...
From Satellites to Smarter Cities: How Remote Sensing and AI Could Reshape Urban Resilience
A new editorial argues that remote sensing and AI can build genuine urban resilience only by linking observation to understanding, ...
The Urban Brain: Why Scientists Must Study the Mind Where It Actually Lives
Three leading neuroscientists argue in Nature Mental Health that environmental neuroscience must embrace causal evidence, ecological validity, and open science ...
Human-Caused Warming Now Drives Two-Thirds of Europe’s Urban Heat Deaths
A 26-year analysis of 854 European cities finds that 430,365 heat-related deaths occurred from 2000 to 2025, with the share ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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